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UH implements automatic admission and reverse transfer proceduresUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Carolyn Tanaka, (808) 956-8109
Associate Vice President, External Affairs and University Relations
Associate Vice President, External Affairs and University Relations
Posted: Dec 21, 2009
HONOLULU – Two new initiatives at the University of Hawaiʻi are designed to better serve students who transfer between the two year and four year campuses. A new automatic admission and reverse transfer procedure aims to improve degree attainment in the state and allow the UH campuses to work together to help students achieve their academic goals. Proposed by UH Mānoa, and enthusiastically endorsed by the other campuses, the procedural changes will be implemented in spring 2010.
The admission standards at UH remain unchanged, but these procedural changes will expedite a student's ability to enroll and to finish a degree program. Automatic admission will admit a graduate from one of the seven community colleges to one of the three baccalaureate campuses. For community college students who transfer before receiving a degree, reverse transfer will lead to a credit review to determine if they have earned their associate's degree.
"These exciting initiatives will allow students to move from community colleges to baccalaureate-degree granting campuses much more easily and seamless than before," says Reed Dasenbrock, vice chancellor for academic affairs at UH Mānoa. "We know that an increasing number of students who plan to earn a bachelor's degree are starting at a community college, and we need to help them complete higher education with the degrees they hope and expect to earn."
Linda Johnsrud, vice president for academic planning and policy for the UH System commented, "The younger generations in Hawaiʻi (25 to 34 year olds) are not as well educated as the older generations (35 to 44, and 45 to 54 year olds). Reversing this trend is critical to the future of Hawaiʻi, and these initiatives will help increase the number of educated citizens in the state."
The university will utilize its STAR system, which records all of the student's course data, to identify those graduating each semester from a community college and eligible for automatic admission into one of the system's three baccalaureate-granting campuses. The student will be notified that they have been admitted to the baccalaureate campus of their choice. To ease the transition, UH will also waive the application fee, allow for priority registration, and analyze student transcripts to help identify likely major(s).
In addition to automatic admission, the university will also identify students who transferred to a baccalaureate campus from a community college before receiving their associate's degree. Reverse transfer will provide an option for students to be awarded their associate's degree as they progress toward their bachelor's degree. If for any reason, they choose not to finish, they will have their associates degree in hand. Receiving one degree may also encourage them to continue their course of studies.
Spearheaded by UH Manoa, the goal of these procedures is for the ten UH campuses to collaborate to produce quality graduates and to help students realize their dreams.


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Let the Mint be your muse this summer! Join us on select Wednesdays in July at Mint Museum Uptown for creative writing in the galleries.
The first 10 minutes of each session will be spent observing and discussing a single work in the museum's collection. Some prompt questions and creative writing exercises will help visitors independently compose their own poem or short story. Facilitated by a museum educator, this fun, casual program provides an inspirational space for anyone interested in exploring creative writing.
Ages 16 - Adults.
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2009-10: Appeared in 27 games, include 25 starts...Averaged 8.5 points per game...Recorded 37 steals and shot over 44 percent from the field both marks ranked second on the team...Averaged a team-high 6.9 rebounds per game...Scored a season-high 18 points against Colorado on Jan.4...pulled down a season--high 15 rebounds in the season opener against Holy Cross..Tallied five double-double performances...Reached double digit points in 11 games.
2008-09: Appeared in all 28 games, including three starts...Averaged 5.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game...Selected to the Ivy League All-Rookie Team...Reached double figures in points three times and double-figure rebounds twice, including a double-double (22 pts., 11 rebs.) on Feb. 21 at Columbia...Her point and rebound totals that game both marked career highs...Tallied 12 points and eight rebounds in the Dec. 28 win at UC Irvine...Was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week for that performance...Made her first career start in the Feb. 27 win over Penn, recording five points and 10 rebounds.
At Midwood: Named team MVP in her junior and senior seasons, while also earning recognition as a Daily News All-Star in both years...Recognized as NY1's Scholar-Athelte of the Week...Also played first base on the softball team.
Personal: Calhoun College...Daughter of Kevin and Jackie Cashen...Has two older brothers, Kevin and Joey...Currently undecided on a major...Born Sept. 10, 1990.


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William Cameron Townsend
Stimulator of linguistic research among ethnic minorities and champion of their cultural dignity
Compiled by Calvin Hibbard
Establishing another work, in Peru
In 1944 the SIL work in Mexico was well under way with trained personnel. But in the fall of that year Townsend was called to California by his wife's illness and subsequent death. Hurt, but not incapacitated, he returned to Mexico and began laying plans for responding to an invitation from the government of Peru to begin work in that country. In 1946 he married Elaine Mielke, a former supervisor of special education in Chicago, and a few weeks later the two of them led a group of 20 young SIL linguists and support personnel to begin work in the eastern rain forests of that land where some 40 indigenous groups were scattered over thousands of square miles of jungle. Most villages were accessible only by river. These people spoke languages that had never been analyzed or written.
After a six-week survey of the topography by air and by river, Townsend and his colleagues set about solving the enormous logistical problems posed by this vast inhospitable jungle. First a centrally located supply hub had to be carved out of the jungle. They settled on the shoreline of a lake named Yarinacocha. It would also serve as an ethnolinguistic study center. At first the problems seemed insurmountable, but help began to come from friends in the United States, Mexico, and Europe. To solve the problem of transport, civic groups and friends donated small float planes so the linguists could be flown to remote villages. Most notable was the gift of a twin-engine Catalina flying boat, the "Moisés Sáenz," a gift of Mexican friends to the Peruvian government for the work of SIL. For twenty years this amphibious plane, honoring the Mexican educator who invited Townsend to Mexico, flew thousands of miles in Peru's Amazonia.
As results from the linguistic studies became available, the Peruvian government, at Townsend's suggestion, set up a specialized school at Yarinacocha to train gifted Indians as teachers. They would teach basic education first in their native languages and, progressively, in Spanish. Small, single-engine float planes and the "Moisés Sáenz" were used to bring teacher candidates to Yarinacocha from widely scattered and isolated streams of the jungle. The program continues to this date with a Peruvian director who designs the courses and Peruvian educators who teach in Spanish. A bridge to the vernacular languages is supplied by SIL linguists who supplement the instruction by translating difficult parts of the lectures and some text materials into those languages to ensure comprehension. Once the students are satisfactorily trained, the government, through its specially created bilingual education system, appoints them to be official school teachers in their villages, paying them rural schoolteacher salaries.
Another of Townsend's dreams was to promote international goodwill. Airplane donations were one effective way of doing this. Through persistent visitation and encouragement Townsend persuaded leading citizens and officials of various cities in the United States to donate small, high-performance, short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) aircraft to a number of countries where SIL worked. Each plane was presented to the ambassador of the receiving country by the mayor of the donating city. These ceremonies became occasions for heightening international friendships and publicizing common goals.


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Group raises money to reopen movie theater
Group raises money to reopen movie theater
TIPTON, Iowa —
A group of residents in a small eastern Iowa town are trying to reopen a nearly century-old movie theater that closed after it could no longer be maintained.
The Hardacre Theater in Tipton, about 160 miles east of Des Moines, closed its doors in August after its longtime owner said it would cost too much money to switch to digital film.
The Hardacre Theater Preservation Association is raising money to buy the property and renovate it. The group is currently waiting for a nonprofit status that will boost fundraising efforts.
Organizers say many people care for the former opera house, which became a movie theater in 1919. Its future will also affect an annual film festival that's considered the longest running of its kind in Iowa.


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SOCHI, Russia -- The most important thing about the United States' wild 3-2 eight-shootout preliminary round victory over Russia is the least important thing: The U.S. now looks to be all set to win Group A, which will get them a qualification bye. That's about it: The game is just a tiny step in a lunatic sprint over the next eight days, and if the United States loses in the quarterfinals or the semis, this game will have been utterly meaningless. It's a nice win, but if it had been over, say, Sweden, you likely wouldn't have had several heart palpitations before breakfast.
But you did have several heart palpitations before breakfast. Wasn't it fantastic?
This game was many things -- the introduction of T.J. Oshie to a national populace; a crushing loss for a Russian team in front of a home crowd as madly intense as anything you've ever seen; another sign this U.S. team might be even stronger than the one that won silver four years ago -- but more than anything else, it was a reminder to millions of Americans, all still shaking out the cobwebs of their Friday night, just how electrifying this sport can really be. That the NHL doesn't want its players in this Olympic showcase has never seemed more idiotic. The only thing that could have been a better sales job for the sport would have been if this game had been played outside, in Red Square, in the snow.
T.J. Oshie, the American's American, scored four shootout goals in six tries, and while shootouts -- or "game-winning shots," as the Olympic scoreboard amusingly calls them -- are hardly representative of the greatness of the game, they'll sure do as shorthand while everyone's still brewing their coffee. Nationalism is a funny thing: Blackhawks fans who will be jeering Oshie come playoff time are currently Tweeting photos of him riding a bald eagle.
HERE'S TJ OSHIE RIDING A BALD EAGLE INTO BATTLE #OSHIE #Sochi2014 #USAHockey pic.twitter.com/SuypRn4aHn
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It just always means more to beat Russia, even if the U.S. isn't an underdog anymore, even if Russia isn't CCCP anymore, even if there isn't a single player on Team USA who was alive when the Miracle on Ice happened. And it always will.
Don't think it doesn't mean the same for Russian fans, too. This country is proud and deeply nostalgic for the days of 1980, when the U.S. beating them was a massive upset, when the U.S.S.R. was a world power of almost terrifying regard. (Vladimir Putin's rise to power, and his continued stranglehold of it, was fueled by this pride, this sense that the nation needed to be that strong again.) You sensed it in the crowd today, which consistently provided some of the loudest noises I have ever heard at a sporting event. This was the toughest ticket so far this Olympics -- it was the first time I have seen scalpers since I got here -- and the crowd brought everything it had. Russians have made up at least 90 percent of every crowd at every event, but this was different: The devotion to hockey, and the importance it represents at this particular Olympics, in this particular place, dwarfs everything else happening here. The Bolshoy Ice Dome vibrated with each movement.
Russian fans are fascinating, like no other fans I've ever come across. They are obviously avid and roaring, but it's all focused in a positive direction. They might be the least cynical fans on earth. This is not to say they are cheerful; they are clearly not that. But they cheer for their team to win, rather than for their team not to lose. They are desperate for a win without dreading a loss, which is something I'd have thought impossible. They chant throughout the game -- "RUSS EY YA!" and "SHAYYY BAAAA," which is technically the Russian word for "puck" but in this context means something more like "SHOOOOOT!" They scream every time Russia so much as crosses the center line with the puck. They stare, fresh-faced and eager, at each delight the JumboTron has to offer them. (After the first intermission, two magicians did a dopey card trick, and not a single Russian fan wasn't staring right at them, rapt.) If left alone for longer than 15 seconds, they will start The Wave. (I counted five for the game.) And most of all -- and this was amazing in a way specific to this game -- they do not boo.
I don't mean they don't boo their own players; I mean they don't boo, period. Russia had a chance to win this game with 4:40 left when defenseman Fedor Tyutin fired one past U.S. goaltender Jonathan Quick to take a 3-2 lead. The crowd exploded -- a simultaneous roar that lasted three minutes without abating -- but on replay, referees saw the net was off its mooring and disallowed it. Now, in any other arena in the world, that sort of thing leads to wild rebellion, to waves of vulgarities and vows of bodily harm, to fun varieties of objects heaved onto the ice. But not here. Here, I didn't hear a single boo. There was a collective darnit and then back to the action, the fans just shaking it off and getting back to work. My colleague Katie Baker of Grantland, sitting to my right, jokingly postulated "maybe they've just learned it's best to respect authority," but I don't think that's it: I just think they saw outrage as a waste of time, an unworthy distraction from the ultimate goal of winning. Russians fans are basically the exact opposite of Mets fans.
This made it all the more impressive that the U.S. could hang in with a crowd that must have felt overwhelming at times, particularly Oshie, who had two separate shots in which a miss would have meant a loss and canned them both. This is as grand a stage as a hockey player could possibly have -- in a game it was obvious by the first intermission would be talked about for decades -- and Oshie, the shootout specialist, etched his name into American hockey history, in front of a scowling Vladimir Putin, to the delight of the U.S. President.
Even though there's another game (against Slovenia) tomorrow, even though there's a whole week's worth of madness left in this tournament, they'll be talking about this one in the United States and Russia for a long, long time. The Americans might win gold, they might not, the Russians might win gold, they might not, but today, with the whole world watching, with millions of people who never watch hockey hanging on every second like their lives depended on it … this might be the one from these Games that we remember. It's always something with USA-Russia. It always will be.
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Six Straight Goals Send No. 13 Delaware To Win Over Hartford
Feb. 27, 2010
Courtesy of DelawareWEST HARTFORD, Conn. -- The University of Delaware scored six straight goals in the second half, including five straight in the final quarter, as the No. 13 ranked Blue Hen survived a scare from host University of Hartford and pulled out an 11-9 men's lacrosse non-league victory Saturday afternoon at Al-Marzook Stadium.
Delaware (3-1), which narrowly avoided an upset loss to the Hawks for the second straight season, overcame an 8-6 deficit late in the third quarter by scoring six straight goals, including the eventual game-winner by All-American Curtis Dickson (at right) that capped a three-goal spurt in just two minutes and 19 seconds.
Dickson tallied four goals and also dished out two assists to continue his torrid early-season scoring skein. He ranks among the national leaders with 16 goals and six assists for 22 points and extended his point-scoring streak to 43 games, just four shy of the Delaware record of 47 set by Anthony DiMarzo in1992-95.
He also notched his 18th career hat trick, including his third in four games this season, and upped his career goal total to 116, second best among active NCAA Division I players.
The Hens, who rebounded from a 15-7 setback to No. 5 Johns Hopkins on Tuesday, got scoring from 13 different players as Pat Lombard scored twice, Justin Martinelli, Mark Steverson, Grant Kaleikau, and Chris Hichborn tallied one goal each, and seven different Blue Hens dished out assists.
Noah Fossner posted the win in goal with eight saves and paced a defense that held Hartford scoreless for a span of 21:24 as the Hens got back into the game.
Hartford (0-2), which opened the season with a 20-10 loss to then No. 17 Massachusetts last week, led 3-2 after one quarter and 5-4 at halftime before letting the lead slip away in the final stanza. Rory Nunamacher led the Hawks with two goals and an assist while Aidan Genik and Jared Franze each scored twice, Carter Bender scored a goal and dished out two assists, and Michael Cudmore contributed a goal and an assist. Goalkeeper Scott Bement turned back 15 shots.
The Hawks scored two goals in a span of just nine seconds early in the third quarter to take command at 7-4 as Franze scored at the 12:40 mark, and after Tim Fallon won the faceoff, tallied again off the stick of Genik.
A goal by Cahill less than a minute later, his 11th of the season, cut the lead to 7-5, but Hartford came right back to push the lead to three again as Nunamacher scored with 8:46 left in the stanza.
But Delaware dominated from there as Dickson started the six-goal run with a goal at the 3:12 mark and pulled Delaware to within 8-6 heading into the final stanza. Hichborn scored just 1:29 into the final stanza and a goal by Steverson just two minutes later knotted the score at 8-8. Dickson put the Hens up for good at 9-8 with his game-high fourth goal of the game at 11:12, capping a three-goal run over a span of 2:19.
Martinelli and Lombard completed the comeback with goals 95 seconds apart for the Hens with Lombard's second goal of the game with 5:56 left pushing the advantage to 11-8. Hartford finally ended a drought of 21:24 without a goal when Jason Bearse scored with 2:22 left, but the Hawks could not mount a comeback of their own.
Hartford scored twice in the first four minutes of the game to go up 2-1 and took a 3-1 lead into the second quarter when Nunamacher scored on the final play of the period. Dickson kept the Hens in the game as he scored twice in the second quarter, including a goal with 1:27 remaining that cut the Hartford lead to 5-4 at the break.
Delaware will returns to action this Saturday, March 6, when the Hens host Albany for their home opener at Delaware Stadium at 1 p.m. For the first time in school history, the Hens will play all of their home games at the 22,000 stadium. The game will be the first played on the new FieldTurf surface that was installed last month.
Scoring Summary:
Delaware - Curtis Dickson - 4 goals-2 assists; Pat Lombard, 2-0; Martin Cahill, 1-0; Justin Martinelli, 1-0; Mark Steverson, 1-0; Grant Kaleikau, 1-0; Chris Hichborn, 1-0; John Austin, 0-1; Phil Rollins,0-1; Brett Johnson, 0-1; Pat Dowling, 0-1; Carter Bloor, 0-1; D.J. Widlake, 0-1.
Hartford - Rory Nunamacher, 2-1; Aidan Genik, 2-0; Jared Franze, 2-0; Michael Cudmore, 1-1; Carter Bender, 1-2; Justin Bears, 1-0; Ryan Compitello, 0-1;
Shots: Delaware - 36, Hartford - 26; Saves: D - 8 (Noah Fossner), H - 15 (Scott Bement); Groundballs: D - 31, H - 35; Faceoffs: D - 10, H - 12; Turnovers: D - 16, H - 19; Clears: D - 18 of 20, H - 21 of 27; Extra Man Goals: D - 0 for 5, H - 1 for 5; Penalties: D - 4 for 2:30, H - 5 for 3:00; Attendance:


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Veterans get one-stop center to deal with needs
With the cutting of a red, white and blue ribbon, the Veterans One-stop Center of Western New York opened for business Monday in Buffalo.
The idea of having a single location with many services to help veterans was years in the making, according to wounded Vietnam War veteran Edward Simmons, who was given the honor of cutting the ceremonial ribbon at the center housed at 1280 Main St.
"We started talking about this 40 years ago and had a number of conversations. It took a lot of dedicated people, and it's more than an honor to be here," said Simmons, former deputy director of the state's Division of Veterans Affairs and co-chairman of the center's board.
Roger L. Woodworth, the center's president and chief executive officer, told an overflow crowd of public officials, veterans and their supporters that the center speaks well of the region and its concern for those who have defended the United States.
"The legacy of Western New Yorkers putting veterans first through the Veterans One-stop Center begins today," Woodworth said.
Center services include U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and non-VA benefits counseling, housing and emergency services, case management that integrates services for veterans with multiple needs, employment resources and readjustment counseling services.
In summing up the convenience of the center, Roger Hoffman, board chairman of Goodwill Industries of Western New York and a founding partner of the center, said veterans will no longer have to travel all over town when seeking different services and getting frustrated in the process.
"The idea is to replace a bus ride with a walk down the hall and a soft hand-off," Hoffman said.
Elected officials who spoke at the grand opening included Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, Mayor Byron W. Brown and Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, all of them expressing thanks to veterans for their service and reiterating the need for such a center to make it easier to obtain assistance.
Funds for the center are coming from a number of sources, including the John R. Oishei Foundation, First Niagara Foundation, National Fuel Company Foundation, BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, the Buffalo Sabres Foundation, Wounded Warrior Project and the Robert J. and Martha B. Fierle Foundation, in addition to a number of other supporters.
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Many inspiring sports radio personalities dream of working for a big station in New York City.
Far Rockaway resident John Schiavone has had his heart set on working for the sports radio channel WFAN for a long time. And once again, Schiavone is competing in the fourth annual WFAN Fantasy Phenom Challenge, where the winner could get the opportunity to host a show for a full year on the radio station.
Schiavone, 28, has competed in the contest since its inception and will make his first appearance in the finals on August 23.
"I always made the semifinals, the top 50, and I always just missed the finals, so I kept coming back, because I said 'you know what, I am not going to give up,'" Schiavone said. "Every time they say no is another opportunity for me to get better."
Schiavone started in radio at Hunter College's radio station, WHCS. He holds a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from Brooklyn College and was the program director for the inaugural year of Brooklyn College's radio station, WBCR. He was the coordinating producer for the Brooklyn College Bulldogs on WBCR. Currently, he still hosts WBCR's primer sports show Downtown Sports.
Schiavone learned about the competition simply listening to "the FAN."
The contest is unique in that it takes the job interview straight to the stage. During the qualifying rounds contestants are expected to answer sports trivia and "rant" on sports topics. They advance based on their answers.
Schiavone thought this is the ultimate interview, "[Instead of] applying on a resume and looking at a person on a page and maybe hearing a five minute demo."
In the finals he will be judged along with the other finalists on a question and answer show with on-air sports personality Mike Francesa.
Although it's been a long 10 years in the radio world for Schiavone, he is hoping to clinch a win and finally get his big break.
"The people who make it in this industry are not the best, not the most talented; they are the ones who are willing to stick it out," he said.
The WFAN Fantasy Phenom Finals will broadcast live from 1-6 p.m. on WFAN 660-AM, 101.9-FM and simulcast on television via the YES network.


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A Healthy Approach to Dining
Menus in the DU Dining Hall follow the Healthy Eating Food Pyramid and emphasize:
- lean proteins
- fresh vegetables
- beans and whole grains
- healthy fats
For more information about Nutrition, Fitness, and Health visit our website "Nutrition Info for You!"
For Nurtritional breakdown of Dining Hall entrees and desserts visit this website.
Food Allergies
There are 9 food items that account for almost 90 percent of food allergic reactions: milk, eggs, nuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy and wheat.
If you have special dietary requests or needs, please ask any of the Dining Staff for assistance, or contact us directly at firstname.lastname@example.com. We'll work with you to ensure that your dietary needs are met. We strive to ensure an enjoyable experience for all.
Eating safely in the Dining Hall
We work hard to identify all dishes that are prepared with these select items and, in addition, we advise diners with allergies to do the following:
- Pay attention to the entrée name. Dishes made with common allergens often have that allergen mentioned in the entrée name.
- Establish a relationship with the chef. Simple conversations with the chef in your daily visit to the Dining Hall can make your dining experience a lot easier. The chef can go over ingredients used in recipes and how the meal was prepared.
- Read labels...Our chefs will be happy to tour the kitchen with you so you may view labels of the foods you will be eating.
- If there is ever a question… about an entrée avoid consuming it or ask a culinarian.
Vegetarian and Vegan
Our menu includes vegetarian and vegan options at every meal, including soups, entrees, stir-fry, and pasta selections. Menu items are labeled to make your dining selections easier.
Wheat- and Gluten-free
We offer several options for guests who require wheat- and gluten-free foods. Please ask the chef for assistance or contact us directly.


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Our range of travel classes offers something for every taste and budget. No matter how you choose to travel with us, we aim to make your journey more enjoyable and special.
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Experience dedicated service, exceptional comfort and understated British elegance in every stage of your journey, from the moment you book to your final destination. From luxurious lounges to on-board fine dining, we make sure everything meets our meticulous standards.First - selected international flights
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Marcina wrote:I have no doubt that her diet helped her immensely during her battle with cancer, but it's silly to believe that simply being a raw food vegan makes a person disease-proof.
I now have 2 friends with cancer who did everything right, are doing everything right and who may not be here someday. It infuriates me when we occasionally get the snake oil/magic food/magic diet people posting on this forum saying that they have a cure. One of my friends squandered most of her savings on that alternative crap out of desperation to avoid chemo. It just makes me so mad. These people don't realize that it is not a game or enthusiasm to many people.


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Abandonment of Wilderness Protection--The Facts
BLM's Abandonment of Wilderness Protection
The Facts About "No More Wilderness"
The Administration's "No More Wilderness" settlement with the State of Utah is leading to the destruction of America's wild places. In the settlement, the BLM renounced its responsibility to inventory for and protect wilderness values. After disavowing its right to designate Wilderness Study Areas, the Bush Administration promised to protect wilderness values in other ways, but did not do so and instead this misguided policy has continued to jeopardize the public's wild lands.


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Tick off the most significant developments in trading as Futures' marks its 40th anniversary this year, and you come up with a pretty impressive list . . .
- Introduction of financial futures, beginning with currencies in 1972, then interest rates in 1975 and stock indexes in 1982, a progression that moved even the most sophisticated mainstream financial institutions into becoming participants in the futures markets.
- Options as a trading instrument, on stocks in 1975 and then on futures in 1983.
- Exchange-traded funds, launched in 1993 about 20 years after mutual funds.
- Electronic trading, which took off in 1993 with the introduction of Globex and advances in the new Internet.
- Evolution of exchanges and clearing organizations globally over the years that assured the integrity of trades . . . until confidence in the structure was shaken in late 2011 with the MF Global bankruptcy.
You could probably list more key trading developments in the 40-year history of Futures if you surveyed readers and traders. But, arguably, the most significant development of all may have been the introduction of the personal computer and the development of trading software that allowed individual traders to do their own advanced technical analysis and eventually to trade online.
In the first years after Todd Lofton launched Futures in February 1972, traders used graph paper, pencils and rulers to keep daily price charts by hand and slide rulers and hand-held calculators to compute technical indicators such as moving averages – unless a trader happened to have access to a company mainframe computer and a punch card machine.
The first personal computer software applications to trading were rather primitive, limited to performing simple mathematical calculations to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers and to plot price charts. One such program available in the late 1970s was CompuTrac, started by a handful of traders. These early computer adopters relied mostly on TRS-80, Commodore or various Apple II computers running simple programs in the Basic programming language.
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A trading software industry didn't really exist in this time period and, at most, was a small cottage industry composed of just a few individual traders who developed software for their own use and were willing to share it with other traders for a fee to help defray the cost of development, getting feedback from other traders about what the next versions of the software should be programmed to do.


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How do you find the best carpenter in Berkhampstead?
Carpentry schools in Berkhampstead provide the academic background needed in the job. Carpentry is a satisfying and creative career field. Carpenters who remodel homes and other structures need a broad range of carpentry skills because they must be able to perform any of the many different tasks these jobs may require.
Carpentry in Berkhampstead
To meet the training needs of persons interested in becoming a Carpenter in Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire Trade Technical College offers a Carpentry Associate in Science degree and a Carpentry Construction Technologies Associates in Arts degree as well as their equivalent Certificates of Completion. The Carpentry Department offers a program of instruction which, when successfully completed, provides an excellent background for those desiring to enter the Apprenticeship Program. Preservation Carpentry facilities are well suited for lectures and small building projects. The machine and model-building shop is shared with the Carpentry program in Berkhampstead.
Carpentry in Berkhampstead is hard work. I don't know this from experience, but from observation. My husband, who is not a Berkhampstead carpenter by trade, occasionally builds things – something to make our lives easier. Sometimes I hang around just in case I'm needed and learn a lot from watching him work.
Berkhampstead Custom Carpentry has to be precise. If things don't fit together the way they are supposed to, modifications have to be made and that is even more work. Unfortunately, you can't count on every piece of lumber being exactly the size you expected or that it will be perfectly straight. Some are bowed or have knots in them or some other imperfection that results in adjustments having to be made down the line. One place where I may help is at the lumber yard. I try to point out pieces of lumber that are bowed. I know that it is best to leave those behind.
Carpentry - A Creative Career Field
Of course my advice to business people who want to write their own ads should be, don't - use a pro writer like me. (We're really good and we've got mouths to feed.) But when you want or need to write ads or promotional text yourself, here are some tips that will help you come up with a message and concept that work.
To keep this simple we'll use Joe the carpenter as our metaphor. I know carpentry doesn't have a lot in common with major business corporations. But the principles of how to approach promotional writing are identical, whatever the subject matter.
So what have we got, with no frills?
Joe the carpenter is really good at making things out of wood
We'll get a lot more done a lot faster if we forget that and instead focus on what we want to achieve.
Joe wants to increase and consolidate his business as a carpenter specializing in woodwork for people's homes in this area.
Now we need to figure out the best way for him to do this. In the advertising world this would be handled by the planners/account team etc., not the copywriter. But we're talking DIY here. So first step is, take a closer look at Joe's target audience. Who are they, and what do they want from carpentry?
Joe the carpenter's potential customers are well-heeled local home owners who are prepared to pay well, but only for high quality work and service they can depend on
What do we deduce from this? Obviously, a low-price story won't impress them. In fact if anything it will put them off Joe.
What is likely to work is a quality story. Also, we notice an element of insecurity here too, which we can use to help establish Joe's reliability. More of that later.
Because you really care about the quality of everything in your home, only Joe is good enough to do your carpentry.
That's lumpy, so let's develop a concept that says it in a shorter but sharper way. (Concepts are prettied-up versions of the message, on which you then base your final headlines and copy.)
Only you value the quality of new woodwork in your home as much as Joe the carpenter does.
I like that as a concept, but it might be seen as not hard enough, even for this end of the market. What about a concept that touches on the insecurity issue (mentioned above) as well...
The dependable handcrafted carpentry service your home deserves... now available from XXXtown's leading expert Joe the carpenter
Or this, making even more of that insecurity...
Chances are, most carpenters could do a good job on the woodwork in your home.
If you don't want to leave it to chance, call Joe the carpenter.
All this is the approach I use when writing ad or promotional copy. Other pro writers will use a slightly different approach. But there will be many common denominators, because the basic method works.
If I had to pick one single element from this as the most important of all, I'd say remember my cute little phrase: features smell, benefits sell. If everything you write for this purpose is benefits led, you won't ever go far wrong.
"Powerwriting" by Suzan St Maur (Prentice Hall Business / FT Management 2002)
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If you enjoy working with your hands, pick a carpentry trade school and start a prosperous future. Training prepares students for entry-level employment in the carpentry trade. Students become proficient in the use of power equipment to ensure success as a craftsman in the carpentry trade. You can pick a course online that teaches all the basics of the carpentry trade, including how to read blueprints.
Carpentry is divided into four sections: occupational skills, formwork, framing, and interior or exterior finishing. Carpentry skills are used in milling, fastening, joining, assembling, erecting and dismantling structural and architectural materials, and these are just some of the responsibilities a good carpenter will handle during a day's work. Residential carpentry can be more artistic if you are the creative type. Commercial carpentry may require more and different types of skills and certification.
Some apprenticeships in carpentry might require you to travel and researching the specific company will allow you find out specific information about that if necessary. For carpentry, this may be best done in person. You can also apply online for carpentry apprenticeships but be sure you're confident in the firm before applying. Students learn the safe and proper use and care of hand tools, power hand tools and power equipment used in the carpentry trade.


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RAFA Global Healthcare Ltd. is a marketing and distribution company specialized in healthcare products (that include pharmaceuticals, nutritional health food and medical devices).
Since his inception 2012, RAFA have worked as Business Development Consulting for life sciences industries companies in french speaking west Africa. In 2014, two abroad companies joined the adventure and RAFA became also a distributor.
Based in Ivory Coast, our network aim to cover west Africa. RAFA is composed of experimented professionals wishing to enhance health in Africa. Stemming from Africa,, US and Europe universities and business schools, our team understands perfectly stakes and new paradigms of health sector in the world. We provide to pharmaceuticals, agribusiness and medical devices companies a dynamic sale force ans a top-grade marketing expertise. All theses are supported by strong scientific background.
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Contribute to Improve health in Africa by Becoming a World Class partner for the healthcare companies in order to supply African people with the best products of scientific research and generic products with high added-value.
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• To meet stakeholder's need to use health products safely on the African continent.
• To assist health professionals in selecting among the multitude of healthcare products
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• We are a group of ambitious people and are determined to constantly go beyond our limits.
• Our goals are high, but realistic. Our integrated vision of the health area and issues related to allied industries gives us the necessary perspective of best choices of pharmaceuticals or food products to promote. • Quality, cost and manufacturing conditions of the products we carry are our priority.
• We make our employees involved actors of the activity who fully benefit from the fruits of their labor.
• Our difficulties, our missteps as a company or individuals help us grow and implement more effective strategies to achieve success.
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As pressure rises in the pharmaceutical industry and the traditional model of "blockbusters" is gradually slowing, Africa, as other emerging countries, is preparing to become one of the privileged areas of the health industry.
In this area, "Big Pharma" and "generic" companies are already battling in recent years. International agribusiness don't want to be outdone. Alongside this major issue, we, actors of the health industry will need to give people the means to cope with the ever growing need of quality healthcare products at lower cost and to fight against the outbreak of counterfeit pharmaceuticals.
To position ourselves as a leading partner we Rafa Global Healthcare Ltd., take care to provide you with the best products of scientific research; innovative or generic products, our constant worry is to make them accessible, both in terms of cost and geographic accessibility.
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Desktop still behind most online sales, but smartphones on the rise
Desktop devices are still responsible for the majority of online orders, but the use of smartphones for internet purchases continues to grow.
Furthermore, mobile devices are having a real impact on the in-store shopping experience as well.
16+ APAC digital marketing stats from July 2015
I'm jumping the gun slightly this month, but as it's almost the end of July I'm going to go ahead and roundup the best digital marketing stats we've seen in the past 30 days or so.
This time it includes the tablet market in Vietnam, Amazon's investment in India, CX in Australia, Walmart's ecommerce plans in China, and a whole lot more.
Start Me Up! Tulip Retail: a store-associate tablet solution
Econsultancy has covered in-store technology fairly frequently.
From endless aisle and clientelling, to RFiD and iBeacons, to social and mobile integration.
Tulip Retail is a startup providing a tablet solution for store associates to bridge that gap in product knowledge and to tailor the experience to a customer.
We caught up with the team to find out how it's going.
Mobile apps in retail: who needs them?
The lack of guidelines or general wisdom as to which retailers should actually have a mobile app and which shouldn't can be confusing.
In this post I'm going to start writing those guidelines myself, if you'll stick with me.
There is definitely a burgeoning anti-app movement, fuelled in part by the move to adaptive or responsive websites. On top of this, the growth in app downloads is in sharp decline and we seem to be reaching market maturation for apps, in those countries that have highest smartphone adoption.
But what should retailers do? Should some still be entertaining the idea of a new app? There are certainly some great success stories out there.
Some feel that the consumer has no interest in using many different retail apps, whereas others think the goal of consolidation is often unrealistic, with consumers happier using a range of options.
Where should apps lie in a priority list of ecommerce to-dos? Which apps are succeeding and which aren't? How do customer base, product range, internationalisation and other factors affect the decision whether to build an app?
Well, these are the questions I've been attempting to answer. Read on to see what I dug up. If you make it to the end of my investigation, you'll find my own criteria for apps in retail.
Tablet and mobile drive bumper Cyber Monday for online fashion retailers
There's no arguing that Cyber Monday is now integral to the domestic shopping calendar. The 2013 renewal of the ecommerce bonanza was in retail terms a success, especially if you happen to own a fashion website.
That's because fashion websites saw a 25% year-on-year increase in visits on what is now known as Cyber Monday, an uplift that appears to have been driven by the growth of mobile and tablet shopping.
Lack of tracking and common metrics seen as main barriers to multiscreen ad campaigns: report
A quarter of marketers are yet to execute campaigns across multiple screens, with tracking apparently the main issue that's holding people back.
New research from Undertone found that 59% of marketers and 68% of agencies say that difficulty tracking people across devices is the main barrier to implementing a multiscreen campaign.
A lack of common performance metrics is also cited as a key barrier to deployment by 59% of marketers and agencies.
Responsive design is a potential remedy to this problem, however the research suggests that knowledge of the technology is still quite limited.
Smartphones and tablets: five key differences
Lumped under the collective heading of 'mobile', a lot of marketers think that smartphones and tablets are the same thing when it comes to mobile marketing.
The truth is, people use tablets in a completely different way than they do their smartphones, and your marketing should reflect that.
Here are five reasons why tablets are different than smartphones, and why they should be treated as such by marketers.
Apple's golden ring: app primacy and PC convergence
While the iPhone which provides half of Apple's revenue is its foundation, the iPad is its bellwether for growth.
Gartner has upwardly revised its growth projections for tables to a whopping 54% this year, against an 11% drop in PC sales. This makes it no surprise that Apple has set its course in this direction.
As Willie Sutton answered when he was asked why he robbed banks, the answer is obvious, its where the money is.
But it goes further than retail. The iPad is a gateway to incremental media, software sales and services purchases. There are 170m of them in circulation, and Apple is moving to gain new users and upgrade its installed base.
And along the way gain increased wallet and mindshare while depositioning its rivals.
A halloween of spookily augmented reality at Asda
When I was a kid, riding trolleys down supermarket aisles and giving my twin brother beats in public were the symptoms of my boredom at the local Tesco or Asda.
That was before 'retail-tainment' involved the smartphone or tablet.
The supermarket is the perfect crucible for 'retail-tainment'. Outside of big cities, supermarkets are captive markets, often entailing a long visit with the family, and competing with rival stores on a weekly basis.
Winning the battle to keep kids obedient or event interested in store would be a boon for any supermarket chain.
At the moment, there are supermarkets such as Asda that are synonymous with family, but none that have mastered retailtainment. More apps and in-store challenges with rewards will provide an effective antidote to the rogue use of toys by children that then abandon them in the bakery aisle.
Asda is using Zappar to offer kids the chance to be greeted by Sir Spook in 400 of its stores. Combined with some physical events, pumpkin carving and the like, they're aiming to be the family supermarket at Halloween.
10 interesting digital marketing stats we've seen this week
This week's stats are mobile-heavy. The standout piece of data surely being the astonishing revelation that 24% of us believe losing our phone would be detrimental to our mental health.
Keep a tight hold on that device, and read on. If you're interested in more on mobile, check out our Mobile Commerce Compendium.
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A recent study by Fast Web Media has yielded some interesting insights into multi-screening trends in the UK.
The report looks at 50 different UK brands and analyses their most recent 2013 TV adverts to see who is encouraging multi-screening. One ad per brand was watched and inclusions of URLs and/or any reference to social networks was recorded.
What is multi-screening? You can be said to be multi-screening when you are using more than one device (screen) at the same time.
For example, if you're watching a live sports event on TV and you're checking Twitter at the same time (like I was last weekend) then you are multi-screening.
Tablet ad CTRs massively outperform smartphones, except in retail and dating
We've pretty much reached the stage where tablets and smartphones are no longer lumped together under the mobile umbrella, as each device encourages entirely different user behaviours and outcomes for brands.
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And just to drive the point home, a new report from Adfonic again underlines the fact that tablets outperform smartphones by almost any advertising measure.
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Brief: A disillusioned private detective named Jack del Nero is charged with the murder of a man who, just before his death, left a little girl in Jack's protection. As Jack tries to find out who the child is, he discovers more about human nature than he ever wanted to know along the way.
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Both daughters, and our son, are now grown and attending college — one of them in New York City. Each time I visit her, I make a point of exploring another bit of NYC's vast expanse of arts and culture. I reported on the art of Occupy Wall Street early in the movement's history, saw "War Horse" and "The Book of Mormon" before they earned Tony Awards for best play and best musical and explored places like the Poets House in Battery Park.
Lately I have the museums of NYC on my radar, wishing I'd discovered them several decades earlier somehow. Many years ago I visited MoMA and the Met, but lately I've been focusing on smaller fare like the Morgan Library & Museum in midtown Manhattan (a favorite for one of my friends at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts), which is currently exhibiting drawings by Rembrandt and a look at animals throughout art, literature and music.
Top of my list for next time is the Brooklyn Museum. I missed the opening of their Keith Haring exhibit by just two days last time around and am still experiencing the museum-goers version of mourning. I didn't really favor Haring's work at the height of his heyday, but nowadays I'm simply mesmerized. I'm also hoping to enjoy the Children's Museum of the Arts.
I hit the Brooklyn Children's Museum during my last trip to visit daughter Lizabeth at Pace University. She's been busy with rehearsals for an upcoming production of "Our Lady of 121st Street," so I've had more time to kick around NYC on my own. Typically adults aren't allowed to visit the museum without children, but they graciously let me do my press thing with camera in tow so I could share reflections and images with Arizona readers.
The Brooklyn Children's Museum was "the first museum created expressly for children when it was founded in 1899" — 15 years before Arizona achieved statehood. Still, I first encountered one of its offerings — a traveling exhibit called "Pattern Wizardry" — during the fall of 2009 at the Arizona Museum for Youth in Mesa (proving that you should never overlook the treasures in your own back yard).
I found two remarkable things at the Brooklyn Children's Museum. First, a city within a museum. And second, the world. My favorite exhibits featured rooms devoted to various cultures found in the diverse neighborhoods of Brooklyn, and an expansive upstairs gallery highlighting objects and people from around the globe. I've come to love the Brooklyn Children's Museum for the same reason I love New York City — diversity.
I get the feeling, when I'm there, that differences are to be embraced rather than feared. That living amidst diverse cultures helps us to appreciate both our own heritage and the heritage of others. That human beings from all walks of life can love, respect and empathize with one another. That mere tolerance falls short when what we need is true celebration.
— Lynn
Coming up: Prison meets performance art


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On August 14, 2012 the Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, released the final report of the Advisory Panel on Canada's International Education Strategy, ARCHIVED - International Education: A Key Driver of Canada's Future Prosperity. The report outlines a vision for Canada to become a 21st century leader in international education, and successfully attract top talent from around the world to study, conduct research, and potentially immigrate, thereby contributing substantially to Canada's future prosperity.
The panel's 14 recommendations are grouped under five themes:
The Government of Canada will carefully review the Advisory Panel's recommendations over the coming months, and a formal response and implementation plan for Canada's International Education Strategy is forthcoming.
In Budget 2011, the Government of Canada announced funding for the development and implementation of a revised International Education Strategy that will reinforce Canada as a country of choice to study and conduct world-class research. The budget also called for the establishment of an advisory panel reporting to the Ministers of International Trade and Finance to make recommendations on the strategy and to set out the contributions of all partners.
An advisory panel was named on October 13, 2011 to provide guidance and direction for the development, implementation and evaluation of an International Education Strategy for Canada.
The mandate of the Advisory Panel on Canada's International Education Strategy was to make recommendations on a strategy that will maximise economic opportunities for Canada in the field of international education, including strengthening our engagement with emerging key markets, focusing on attracting the best/brightest international students, encouraging Canadians to study abroad, expanding the delivery of Canadian education services abroad, and building, expanding and ensuring greater partnerships between Canadian and foreign institutions.
The members of the Advisory Panel on Canada's International Education Strategy were selected based on their expertise, experience and a sound understanding of education in Canada and international education marketing in general.
The panel is comprised of the following members:
The Advisory Panel has worked to involve provincial and territorial partners and education sector stakeholders in an inclusive process that will collaboratively develop recommendations for Canada's renewed International Education Strategy.
The engagement process had three phases:
The first phase, Consultation, invited parties to identify the products or services they are interested in, the work that they are currently doing to promote international education, the priority markets, and the support that they need to be successful. This phase was carried out in October-November 2011 and over 140 online submissions were received.
The second phase, Engagement, consisted of a series of roundtables that were held across the country. The Advisory Panel met with over 130 representatives from education associations, institutions, and private sector organizations during roundtables in Ottawa, Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver. These roundtables took place in early December 2011. This phase also included consultations with all provinces and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC).
The third phase was Collaboration, through a Collaboratory which was held January 17-18, 2012, in Toronto. At the Collaboratory, the Advisory Panel invited partners and stakeholders to discuss new ideas based on the previous consultations and roundtables, approaches and shared commitments that will lead to an overarching theme for the strategy, priority markets, allocation of resources from all parties, and the means to achieve the strategy. The Collaboratory helped to identify a set of recommended priorities which will guide the Advisory Panel to inform a strong and focused International Education Strategy.
Questions and comments can be directed to the International Education Division at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Read the full press release on the international.gc.ca website: ARCHIVED - Stronger Ties with World's Best and Brightest in Priority Markets: Goal of International Education Strategy


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With trade propositions swirling around the New York Yankees and Mets for left-hander Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins, the deal that is "close" to being completed between the Twins and Tampa Bay Rays looks tame. However, it could very well end up as the loudest trade of the off-season when all is said and done.
The six-player swap has the Rays exporting outfielder Delmon Young, second baseman Brendan Harris, and outfielder Jason Pridie. The Twins are exporting starting pitcher Matt Garza, shortstop Jason Bartlett, and relief pitcher Juan Rincon.
It sounds cliche, but the trade does benefit both teams.
The Twins will fill Bartlett's spot at shortstop with Alexi Casilla, who was at second base mostly last season, but that will be Harris' spot in '08. Most importantly, however, the Twins recoup a good portion of the production they got from Torii Hunter, now an Angel, with Delmon Young.
The Rays ship out one of their better outfielders, but they are always well-stocked when it comes to outfielders — not so much so when it comes to pitching. They bolster an already good-looking rotation (Scott Kazmir, James Shields, possibly David Price) with the addition of Garza. Their infield is fine on the corners (Carlos Pena at first base, Akinori Iwamura at third), but in-between it is rather unimpressive, and swapping Harris for Bartlett doesn't help that. Juan Rincon bolsters what was a horrible Rays bullpen in '07.
Let's break down the trade, looking at each player individually.
Delmon Young
Young has a high ceiling. He hits line drives, has power potential and above-average speed, and plays good defense. As Torii Hunter's replacement, at least in the lineup, don't be surprised if he actually outproduces Hunter in '08.
Out of 11 qualified AL right fielders, Young had the fifth-best RZR. In addition, he was third among AL RF with 16 assists, and had the sixth-most plays made out of his zone. He's moving from FieldTurf to FieldTurf, so he won't have any unfamiliarity with defending against batted balls hit his way.
Offensively, he didn't blow anyone away in his first full season (42nd among MLB rookies in VORP), and he hasn't shown patience at the plate (26 walks in 681 plate appearances; 144th out of 162 with an average of 3.51 pitches per plate appearance). However, he does have a ton of potential, and his percentages on batted balls speak in his favor (22% of his batted balls are line drives). Expect that .343 BABIP to drop, though.
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Brendan Harris
In 2008, Harris will put on his fifth different MLB uniform in as many seasons. He'd previously been with the Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, the Rays, and now, the Twins.
Unlike Young, Harris did impress offensively in his first full season as a Major Leaguer, ranking 7th overall in VORP. Although his offensive production isn't eye-popping, when you compare it to the typical AL second baseman, it's above-average (Robinson Cano, Brian Roberts, Placido Polanco, and Ian Kinsler are the cream of the offensive crop in the AL and Harris doesn't fall too far behind them). However, like Young, Harris showed a lack of patience at the plate, drawing only 42 walks in 576 PA, and only saw an average of 3.59 pitches per PA.
Harris doesn't have quite the potential that Young has (Bill James projects him to slightly regress in '08), but should be a nice complement to what should be a balanced Twins offense centered around Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau.
Jason Pridie
Pridie, a six-year Minor League veteran, might have finally put it together in '07 with AAA Durham. Since 2004, he has significantly regressed from a .794 OPS with A Charleston, to a .675 OPS in '05 between A+ Visalia and AA Montgomery, to a .585 OPS in '06 with Montgomery.
In '07, however, he put up a total .839 OPS between Montgomery and Durham, with the better part of it coming in AAA against tougher competition (10 HR and 39 RBI in 245 AB).
In addition to his batting, he can also steal bases — he stole 26 last season, though he did get thrown out 10 times (72% success rate). If he can be coached into a .254 swing in OPS, he can be coached into smarter baserunning. His speed also contributed to his 11 triples and 32 doubles (for those of you counting, that makes 57 extra-base hits out of 159 total hits — almost one out of every three hits is going for extra bases).
Matt Garza
One of the only things you couldn't like about Garza last season was how many baserunners he allowed (1.542 WHIP). However, some of that was due to a high .345 BABIP.
Otherwise, there was a ton to like about the now-24-year-old. He put up a 118 ERA+ and 67 strikeouts in 83 innings, and almost 48% of his batted balls were grounders. Aside from Johan Santana, understandably, he was the most reliable starter for the Twins last season.
Jason Bartlett
He doesn't pack much offensive firepower, but he will play good defense. He ranked second among AL SS last season in plays made out of his zone, and ranked sixth among 11 qualified AL SS in RZR, though he was only five-thousandths of a point behind third-place Michael Young (.809 to .804).
Offensively, he gets on base slightly higher than the league average (.341 to .335 over his career) but doesn't have any power (career .362 SLG to league-average .425). He does have good speed and baserunning smarts, stealing 23 of 26 bases (88% success rate) last season.
UPDATE: The original deal originally had Juan Rincon heading to the Rays, but concerns about his elbow led to Minor League pitcher Eduardo Morlan being shipped out instead. Source: The Heater.So, if this deal actually goes through, it works out nicely for both teams and it might be the the noisiest the off-season gets. Here's hoping the Mets don't pull off a miracle and put together a package that appeals to the Twins and lands them Johan Santana, or appeals to the Oakland Athletics and lands them Rich Harden or Joe Blanton.
Completely Unrelated
I was trying to fool around with the MLB Gameday Pitch F/X data in Microsoft Excel (2000), but I couldn't get it to work. I followed the directions from Friar Watch, but when I imported the data, it simply went into Row 1, Column A as XML code.
Can any of my readers assist me with this?


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There are two camps that have turned former non-enthusiasts into die-hard fans addicted to the ride when it comes to cycling – Soul Cycle and Flywheel. Although similar in structure (both offer 45-minute full-body and strength-training workout classes where you can expect to burn between 500 to 700 calories a session), most riders have a distinct preference when it comes to style. The snapshot below is your key to figuring out which workout is best suited to you.
Price: $32/class
Time to RSVP: Monday at noon. If you're even 5 minutes late, good luck on the waitlist.
Male to Female Ratio: 3 to 7
Celebrity Fans: Lady Gaga, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kelly Ripa, Jessica Alba, Chelsea Clinton
Vibe: Cool kids club
Instructor Style: Hair whipping, energetic dance moves off the bike and words of inspiration to motivate throughout the class.
Locations: New York and Los Angeles
Amenities: Separate men's and women's locker rooms and showers with toiletries.
Price: $30/class
Time to RSVP: Sunday at 5 PM. Flywheel classes tend to be smaller than Soul Cycle, so you'll need to be by your computer to ensure your spot.
Male to Female Ratio: 1 to 1
Celebrity Fans: Katie Couric, Matthew Broderick, Kyra Sedgwick, Sofia Vergara, Jimmy Fallon
Vibe: Virtual cycling race
Instructor Style: A little more understated than Soul Cycle, instructors at Flywheel strive to keep you focused on pushing yourself to your limit with the help of a screen in front that ranks how you fare compared to others in the room (optional).
Locations: New York, Chicago, Florida, Atlanta, North Carolina, Seattle
Amenities: Male and female-friendly one-person shower stalls that lock. Toiletries located in other rooms that lock.
While I found Flywheel a little more challenging than Soul Cycle (maybe it was because I was visibly alerted to the fact that I was 5 notches down where I was supposed to be during each song at Flywheel thanks to the screen), I had more fun at Soul Cycle, even though it was $2 more expensive per class. The frenetic energy in the room was a draw and the instructor's words motivated me to 'push harder, be leaner, and achieve anything you set your mind to.' Plus, the separate locker rooms and showers were a draw. Now the question remains: with both sides racing to the top, which side will you fall on?


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Would appreciate feedback on which board I should use with and which one without straps.
I have a Jimmy Lewis 6.2x18.25x2.25 (27 liters) and a North Whip 5.8x18.375x2.2 (24 liters), and I am looking to use one strapped and the other strapless.
Started using the JL with straps and works great as a light wind board, almost like a race board; but also very easy in strong winds.
The North is not as floaty in light winds and seems too wide for strong winds. But on the other hand is more playfull on the waves and strapless seems to be the way to go.
I am trying the reverse for the next couple of rides and see what happens. But does not seem like an obvious answer; as the smaller board should be better for strong winds in which I would add straps and the floaty JL for light winds without straps. MMM maybe....
Any thoughts?
Thanks, WP